Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-14
NEBRASKA'S GLORIOUS SOIL,
Abundant Evidences Of Its Fertility on
Exhibition at Lincoln.
THE DISPLAYS IN ART HALL.
Many Handsome Proofs or the Skill r
the Disciples or the Beautiful
-Jay-Eye-see-Capi
City News.

IFRoM THE bees LINCOLN BuREAU.l
Yesterday was a great day, but to-day
will find $4,000 people on the ground to
see the fair and Jay-Eye.See. The rain
OF Monday night settled the dust, cooled
the air and made everything look clean
and bright for the morning as it opened
up with the sun shedding its rays OF
warmth and lustre on the earth's surface
on and about the fair grounds. Late and
early trains brought thousands of spec
tators and those interested in the fair
work, so that by o'clock all facilities
for reaching the grounds we're crowded
with an eager throng.
Agricultural hall continues to be the
center of :attraction for the sturdy
sons OF toll, Of whom there are far more
this year than heretofore, they coming
with well filled purses to take in the
sights. The display by counties is now
complete, giving one good idea of the
fulncss OF the harvest this year.
BROWN COUNTY.
The exhibit marked Brown county" is
properly the individual exhibit of X. w.
Blake, member of the state board who
has spent much time and labor in pre-.
senting to the public the products and
possibilities of his locality. He shows
267 kinds Of grasses, four varieties of
wheat, two of oats and thirty of corn, all
being what is known as a sod crop, vege.
tables in endless variety, peanuts, mel
ons. and full assortment Of pumpkins,
besides a quantity of the various kinds of
soil contained in his county.
BUFFALO COUNTY,
Under MIR. Isaac Millard, one of its
veteran farmers, holds no second place in
the list of counties. Its showing of agri-
cultural products is far above the aver
age, and enjoys the reputation of being
one of the foremost counties in the state
in the point of wealth and farm products.
CHEYENNE COUNTY.
This county, which alone is larger than
most OF the eastern states, presents her
interests in pleasing way, and shows
her sod crops to advantage. This county,
while 1t does not lead in point of agricul.
ture, has very creditable display and a
few minutes talk with the gentleman in
charge will soon convince one that it has
the material to produce anything in the
agricultural line which this climate and
zone will permit
DUNDY COUNTY.
What this lacks in space and quantity
IS fully made up in quality and the pleas
ing manner of its superintendent, Mr.. l..
N Parsons: Here are shown the usual
products OF the state, principally of sod
products, including native grasses. There
are also on exhibition the heads of buf-
falos, bull, COW and calf, which are re.
ported to be the last killed in that county
some four years ago and are quite at.
tractive to the sight-seer.
BY the side of Dundy county is the
tvy< ,chi Val s1t,
has a fine exhibit of the products of the
soil.
DOUGLAS COUNTY.
This county's exhibit, in charge of
John Baumcr, secretary, and Elijah
Allen, vice president of the county So
ciety makes a creditable showing for the
wealthiest county of the state. They
show four varieties of wheat, five of oats,
two of buckwheat, four of corn, millet,
timothy, barley, native tame hay and
clover baled. and vegetables in quanti-
ties and varieties that show that Douglas
county is not all divided into
town lots. 'James Walsh shows an
of potatoes. Nor are they behind in
fruits, there being over fifty plates of
apples. besides fine punches of grapes and
other fruits. The seed house OF j. Evans
has a fine individual exhibit.
HALL COUNTY
is represented by ID. +. Jamison, G. II.
Hirch and S. j. Bateman, who are very
proud of their large exhibit, consisting of
twelve varieties of wheat, seven of oats,
three of rye and ten of corn, besides sew
eral each of buckwheat, barley and flax,
and honey from thirty families of bees.
Their display of fruit Is one of the larg-
est, being tifty-three varieties of grapes.
forty of apples and thirty-two of canned
goods. In vegetables they present ten
varieties of Irish and sweet potatoes,
which will please the old veteran at the
home as he sings the familiar song of the
''Sweet Potato Vine" Squash, pumpkins
and rare products sre literally repre-
sented.
KEARNEY COUNTY,
though regarded as one of the pioneer
counties, accepts the situation and pre-
sents itself as candidate for premium
honors and indeed Mr.. q. A. Strand pro.
poses to prove that his locality can not
be improved upon by any section of this
glorious state. To prove it, he shows q
pumpkin weighing 133 pounds and other
fruits and vegetables accordingly.
And so the account might be continued
with the other counties of the state which
have remarkable exhibits. In the Ian.
guage of Colonel Roe. prominent Ohio
gentleman who is on the grounds, 1T
; beats tho world"
BEE CULTURE.
lnls department IN unueT tne iii
mediate charge of Mr.. WhItcomb, and
this is the first year it has made any pre-
tentions towards real show and even
now number of the counties continue
to hold exhibits which should come under
this department. There are forty three
entries of bees and honey besides num-
Der of hives and other apiary implements
which go to control and make convenient
the handling of these useful insects. Mr.
Whitcomb takes pleasure IN explaining
to the enquring public the peculiarities
of these little animals to the best of his
ability and his wide acquaintance with
their habits and ways makes him an in
eresting conversationalist.
THE CREAMERY INTERESTS
which have become so large in the state
the past few years are still in charge OF
Hon. 5. c. Bassett, of Gibbon, and while
more space will be devoted to this inter
est in a future letter. special mention
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